I'm glad that X 1999 became an anime TV series because the movie was artistically weird for me. The anime series reminded me of the X-Men since it was the Seven Seal vs the Seven Harbingers - like a mutant X-Team battling other mutants with different agendas.I included the Rintaro interview to help with understanding the movie.This was a good issue for reviews.Included … [Read more...] about CLAMP X 1999 Movie – Rintaro Interview – Gundam Wing – Animerica May 2000
Magic Knight Rayearth
Animerica – Cowboy Bebop Inspired by Renegade? – Sputnik7, Magic Knight Rayearth – January 2000
WOW. This issue is packed.As of 2015, Cowboy Bebop is 17 years old.17. It's still the best series to get a person interested into anime.From the feature "I saw by chance one day a little bit of a TV program about bounty hunters in America, and came up with a plan for the show in about an hour." director Shinichiro Watanabe said in an … [Read more...] about Animerica – Cowboy Bebop Inspired by Renegade? – Sputnik7, Magic Knight Rayearth – January 2000
How To Customize Anime Model Kits and Anime That Time Forgot – Animerica November 1999
Team Rocket is on the cover promoting the first Pokemon movie. I wanted to feature the article "How To Customize Your Model Kits" I have four model kits that I bought at A-Kon around 2003 that I have yet to build. It just wasn't for me as a hobby.Note to any companies with technology in your name. Don't Do It!. Case in point: the ad for LVD.com - Laser Visions Direct. "The … [Read more...] about How To Customize Anime Model Kits and Anime That Time Forgot – Animerica November 1999
Serial Experiments Lain – Trippy Internet Anime – Animerica – September 1999
Cover story is a lengthy Serial Experiments Lain feature that I've included below. Remember when Serial Experiments Lain was released. Few people had DSL, broadband was growing but slowly. The majority of people still had dial-up. Read the three interviews from Producer Yasuyuki Ueda, Screenwriter Chiaki Konaka and Director Ryutaro Nakamura. Don't remember these people … [Read more...] about Serial Experiments Lain – Trippy Internet Anime – Animerica – September 1999
Mixx Zine Issue 5 – Sailor Moon Manga Magazine
Not much to say with the 1998 issues of Mixx Zine. Just a lot of b-boyz publishing a manga mag towards girls. Lots overuse of photoshop, starburts and the color hot pink.Highlights:I still don't understand MixxMoney - not explained that well. You have to be a subscriber to earn MixxMoney - so all the newstand readers are screwed. There is no real way to tracking what … [Read more...] about Mixx Zine Issue 5 – Sailor Moon Manga Magazine